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package io.helidon.common.mapper;

/**
 * A generic and general approach to mapping two types.
 * A mapper is unidirectional - from {@code SOURCE} to {@code TARGET}.
 *
 * @param  type of the supported source
 * @param  type of the supported target
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface Mapper {
    /**
     * Map an instance of source type to an instance of target type.
     *
     * @param source object to map
     * @return result of the mapping
     */
    TARGET map(SOURCE source);
}




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